Indigenous blood, tomatillos and ayahuasca: biopiracy illegally patents genetic resources : IPS News Agency

Indigenous blood, tomatillos and ayahuasca: biopiracy illegally patents genetic resources : IPS News Agency

The definition of biopiracy also has a direct relationship with the ancestral knowledge of indigenous peoples and nationalities. On many occasions, the properties of a plant are discovered by certain communities that have used it, for thousands of years, for common purposes. Target 13 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Framework on “benefit sharing of genetic resources, … Read more